Banks prefer that DFIs take a different economic position in a transaction structure rather than simply co-invest under the same terms and conditions as the bank. Specifically, they indicated a preference for the DFIs to do more to help mitigate local currency risk, and to find a way to work with state-owned enterprises
The Covid-19 pandemic has generated shocks that have caused economic fluctuations globally, calling for an understanding of the behavior of macroeconomic variables. This study presents an early review of the macroeconomic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in Nigeria. Nigeria has been severely affected by the spread of Covid-19 and the associated sharp decline in oil
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This knowledge product builds on the main conclusions from the Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance (the Alliance)policy brief on Enhancing the Role of National Development Banks in Supporting Climate-Smart Urban Infrastructure,commissioned by FELICITY and developed in partnership with the Alliance.
The 2021 Annual Workshop of the Association of African Development Finance Institutions (AADFI) was held virtually on June 29, 2021, on the theme: “Achieving the African Continental Free Trade Area: what roles and opportunities for national DFIs?”. The webinar was organized in partnership with the African Development Bank (AfDB).
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The ICR Facility is co-funded by the European Union (EU), the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) under the 11th European Development Fund (EDF), together with the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the British Council. It is implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ), the British
Our newly released report compiles experiences and lessons shared through an e-learning LIVE TALKS series focused on Risk Management for Agri-SME Finance. The series of three webinars was jointly organized by the Smallholder and Agri-SME Finance and Investment Network (SAFIN), The ILO’s Social Finance Programme, and the Platform for Agricultural Risk Management (PARM). Co-hosted by SAFIN
Good practices and innovations in risk management for agri-SME finance under COVID-19 Read More »
The United Nations Addis Ababa Action Agenda (AAAA) on financing development is at a critical juncture. It was off track before the Covid-19 pandemic struck and there is now a very real risk that it will veer even further off course without bold corrective action. Covid-19 has served to dramatically increase development needs, but development
Development finance institutions: the need for bold action to invest better Read More »
